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Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem,
1preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
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2an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert place.
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And he rose and went. And there was an
3Ethiopian, a
4eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians,
5who was in charge of all her treasure.
6He had come to Jerusalem to worship
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and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and join this chariot."
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So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
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And he said,
7"How can I, unless someone
8guides me?" And
9he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.